Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Afflictions, Prayer During » That we may know the causes of our trouble
“Teach me, and I will be silent;
And show me how I have erred.
“I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me [and declare me guilty]!
Show me why You contend and argue and struggle with me.
How many are my iniquities and sins [that so much sorrow should come to me]? Make me recognize and know my transgression and my sin. Why do You hide Your face [as if offended] and alienate me as if I were Your enemy?
Reasoning » With God
“But I wish to speak to
And I desire to argue with God.
Listen diligently to my speech, and let my declaration be in your ears. Behold now, I have prepared my case; I know that I shall be justified and vindicated. Who is he who will argue against and refute me? For then I would hold my peace and expire. read more.
Only [O Lord] grant two conditions to me, and then will I not hide myself from You: Withdraw Your hand and take this bodily suffering far from me; and let not my [reverent] dread of You terrify me. Then [Lord] call and I will answer, or let me speak, and You answer me. How many are my iniquities and sins [that so much sorrow should come to me]? Make me recognize and know my transgression and my sin. Why do You hide Your face [as if offended] and alienate me as if I were Your enemy? Will You harass and frighten a [poor, helpless] leaf driven to and fro, and will You pursue the chaff of the dry stubble? For You write bitter things against me [in Your bill of indictment] and make me inherit and be accountable now for the iniquities of my youth. You put my feet also in the stocks and observe critically all my paths; You set a circle and limit around the soles of my feet [which I must not overstep]. And he wastes away as a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.
Only [O Lord] grant two conditions to me, and then will I not hide myself from You: Withdraw Your hand and take this bodily suffering far from me; and let not my [reverent] dread of You terrify me. Then [Lord] call and I will answer, or let me speak, and You answer me. How many are my iniquities and sins [that so much sorrow should come to me]? Make me recognize and know my transgression and my sin. Why do You hide Your face [as if offended] and alienate me as if I were Your enemy? Will You harass and frighten a [poor, helpless] leaf driven to and fro, and will You pursue the chaff of the dry stubble? For You write bitter things against me [in Your bill of indictment] and make me inherit and be accountable now for the iniquities of my youth. You put my feet also in the stocks and observe critically all my paths; You set a circle and limit around the soles of my feet [which I must not overstep]. And he wastes away as a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.
Sin » We should pray to God » To make us know our
“How many are my iniquities and sins [that so much sorrow should come to me]?
Make me recognize and understand my transgression and my sin.